Houston Lighting & Power Co. v. Hooper

PLY, Associate Justice.

Appellee sued appellant to recover damages arising from injuries inflicted upon his wife, Julie E. Hooper, through the negligence of appellant in permitting a wire charged with electricity to fall and remain upon the yard gate of appellee until his wife came in contact with it and was hurt. The cause was tried by jury and resulted in a verdict and judgment for one thousand dollars in favor of appellee.

We conclude that the facts justified the jury in finding that appellant was negligent in permitting a live wire to remain on the yard gate of appellee without warning the…